Armed Robbers Loot Rs15m Cash, Gold From Karachi Bungalow

KARACHI, PAKISTAN — WEB DESK: Four armed robbers allegedly looted Rs15 million in cash, 10 tolas of gold and foreign currency from two portions of a bungalow in Karachi’s Scheme 33, while a woman was assaulted after resisting the suspects, according to police.

The robbery occurred at around 11:30am in the KDA Employees Cooperative Housing Society, which falls within the jurisdiction of Sachal police station.

Police said the four suspects arrived in a white car and were carrying sophisticated weapons.

Robbers Target Both Portions of Bungalow

According to the initial police account, the bungalow has two occupied portions.

The owner resides on the upper floor, while a tenant lives on the lower floor. The suspects allegedly entered and robbed both portions of the property.

The house belongs to a man identified in the report as Hamza, who works as a manager at a towel factory.

Police said the robbers escaped with 10 tolas of gold, Rs15 million in cash and an unspecified amount of foreign currency.

The precise denominations and value of the foreign currency were not disclosed in the initial report.

Woman Assaulted After Resisting

A woman at the property was subjected to violence when she attempted to resist the suspects, according to police.

No detailed information about her injuries was immediately provided.

The available report also does not identify the woman or specify whether she required hospital treatment. Those details therefore remain unconfirmed.

Crime Scene Unit Called to Collect Evidence

Police reached the bungalow after being informed of the robbery and called a crime scene unit to examine the property and collect evidence.

Investigators have launched efforts to identify and trace the four suspects.

No arrests had been reported in the initial account, and police had not publicly disclosed whether surveillance-camera footage of the suspects or their vehicle had been obtained.

The case remains under investigation.

Separate Rs80m Silver Burglary Reported

In a separate crime, thieves allegedly stole silver worth more than Rs80 million from a jeweller’s residence in Karachi’s Bantwa Town, Azizabad.

According to the report, the incident occurred during the intervening night of Tuesday and Wednesday when the family was away attending a function.

The family discovered the burglary after returning home.

Police said the locks of the property had allegedly been broken, and investigators subsequently collected evidence from the scene.

The initial investigation was also examining some of the affected jeweller’s business dealings, although the available report does not establish any connection between those dealings and the burglary.

Two Major Property Crimes Under Investigation

The two incidents involve substantial reported losses, but both remain at the investigation stage.

In the Scheme 33 case, police are looking for four armed suspects accused of escaping with cash, gold and foreign currency.

In Azizabad, investigators are examining the reported theft of silver valued at more than Rs80 million.

The monetary and valuables-loss figures currently come from the victims’ accounts and initial police reporting. They should therefore be treated as reported losses pending verification through the investigation.

For the Scheme 33 robbery, the clearest confirmed information is that police responded to the bungalow, called crime-scene investigators and launched efforts to trace the suspects.